In a blow to logistics company Dachser, the court held that use of its trademarks on true-to-life replicas of a Dachser truck and warehouse did not constitute trademark infringement.

For financial services, the visual aspect predominates as the relevant public will perceive the marks on business signs, papers and prospectuses when choosing a financial institution.

The case is noteworthy in that it is one of only a few that have dissected Section 22 of the Trademarks Act.

The decision of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office is consistent with the approach of the EUIPO and the USPTO.

While a new platform has recently been proposed, a failure to properly address the failings of the current platform would represent a disaster for trademark prosecution in Nigeria.

The court confirmed that there was no likelihood of confusion between a figurative mark representing two black geometrical shapes and the earlier figurative mark MÓ.

Owners of earlier unregistered trademarks may rely on Article 15(2) where they can prove that a squatter had knowledge of their marks based on interactions that do not qualify as contractual or business relations.

Notably, the decision highlights that use of a mark in connection with the service of manufacturing clothing does not amount to use of that mark in connection with clothing.

A change to a pre-existing design was found insufficient to give rise to unregistered design rights in the article as a whole.

The TTAB found that the building shape of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino constituted inherently distinctive trade dress.